TITLE (PROF/DR):      DR.

NAME:                                 AKINOLA EBUNOLU AKINTAYO

POSITION:                        ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF LAW

EDUCATION/TRAINING

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A. Personal Statement

I am an Associate Professor and legal researcher with a passion for advancing justice, regulatory reform, and inclusive development through law. My research interests lie at the intersection of law, technology, and society, particularly in the areas of digital rights, data protection and people-centred criminal justice. I am committed to producing legal scholarship that informs public policy, strengthens institutions, and empowers vulnerable communities. In both teaching and research, I prioritize a multidisciplinary approach that bridges legal theory with practical relevance, and I actively engage in training, advocacy, and collaboration with stakeholders to build responsive and equitable legal systems in Nigeria and Africa.

B. Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honours

• Member, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)
• Member, Nigerian Association of Law Teachers (NALT)
• Member, Law and Society Association
• Founding member and Co-Finance Secretary International Society of Public Law, Nigerian Chapter
• Research Fellow, [Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, South Africa], [2019]
• Legal Consultant, [Criminal Justice Reform Project/RoLAC/British Council], [2018 – 2022]
• Reviewer, [African Human Rights Law Journal, Nigeria Bar Association Journal, etc]
• Scholar, [Visiting Lecturer], [Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, South Africa], [2019]
• Coordinator of the National Data Protection Moot Court Competition [University of Lagos/Meta], [2022 – 2025]

C. Selected Most Recent Publications / Contributions to Knowledge 

1. Akintayo AE ‘Beyond moral obligation: Pathways to realising the right to food and food security in Nigeria – A comparative analysis’ (2025) 4 (1) Marathwada Mitra Mandal’s SCLC Law Review 20 – 41
2. Akintayo AE ‘Trends and implications of Nigerian courts’ jurisprudence on privacy and data protection: Lessons from comparative foreign jurisprudence’ (2024) 1 African Journal on Privacy and Data Protection 99 – 118.
3. Akintayo AE ‘Challenges and Prospects of Litigating Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of Women in Nigeria: Lessons from Comparative Foreign Jurisprudence’ (2022) Comparative and International Law Journal of Southern Africa 1 – 39
4. Akintayo AE ‘Right to record, share news occurring in public places versus the right to privacy and data protection: Scope and impediments under Nigerian law’ (2022) 10 Journal of International and Comparative Law 70 – 94
5. Akintayo AE (2022) ‘Making a Case for the Implementation of the African Union Model Law for the Implementation of the Kampala Convention in Nigeria ‘in A. Onuora-Oguno (ed.) Promoting Efficiency in Jurisprudence and Constitutional Development in Africa Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan 35 – 52

D. Collaborators / Networks (International inclusive)

• Azubuike Onuora-Oguno, Faculty of Law, University of Ilorin
• Diala Anthony, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
• Serges Djoyou Kamga, Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute, University of South Africa, South Africa
• Dr Emmanuel Salami, University of Lapland
• Dr Tomiwa Ilori, UN Human Rights (Advisor)